Sustainability
As Soul Revolution moves into 2027, we’ve been reflecting on what we’ve learned over the past four years and how we can continue to deepen our relationship with the land that holds us.
Our 2027 theme is The Rising.
For us, rising isn’t simply about personal transformation. It’s about what we do with that transformation. It means taking responsibility for our choices, caring for the communities we belong to and recognising our responsibility as guardians of the Earth.
For five days, thousands of us create a temporary village together. What we eat, what we bring, how we travel, what we throw away, and how we treat the land all have an impact.
If we are going to rise together, we have to take responsibility together.
What We’ve Learned
Over the last few years, we’ve been working to make looking after the land part of the culture of Soul Revolution, not simply something we talk about, but something we build into the way the festival operates. We’re not perfect, and we don’t have all the answers. But every year we learn more, make changes, and look for ways to do things better. So far, we’ve:
• Increased the use of solar power across our gathering spaces
• Used compost toilets
• Developed car-sharing and public transport initiatives
• Worked with food and market traders to reduce unnecessary waste as well as encouraging the use of reusable bottles, cups, plates and cutlery
• Invested in storage so festival infrastructure and materials can be reused year after year
• Increased pre-pitched camping options, making it easier to travel without heavy, bulky camping equipment
• Brought in a dedicated waste management team
• Kept Soul Revolution completely alcohol and substance-free
💚 And we’re really proud of our community! Thanks to the Soul Revolution community, not a single tent has EVER been left behind in our 4 years so far.
Important Message: Lessons We Have To Carry Forward
Sustainability also means being honest when we get things wrong.
At our 2026 gathering, human waste was found in areas of woodland.
Whatever our intentions, human waste left in woodland is not harmless or a natural way of “giving back” to the Earth. It can introduce pathogens, contaminate soil and water, affect wildlife and create a deeply unpleasant and potentially hazardous situation for the people who have to clean it up.
Our team had to enter those areas after the festival and remove what had been left behind, putting their health at risk.
For 2027, we need our community to understand this clearly:
Human waste, toilet paper and sanitary products must never be left on the land. Only go to the toilet in the facilities provided.
Loving the Earth isn’t just something we speak about in ceremony. It is demonstrated through how we treat the land beneath our feet.
Travel Lighter
One of the easiest ways to make lower-impact travel possible is simply to bring less stuff. Travelling with a huge tent and a car full of camping equipment can make public transport, car sharing and travelling light much harder.
To help, we’re working with partners who can have everything waiting for you when you arrive:
⛺ Camplight – Affordable Tent Hire
Don’t own a tent, or simply don’t want to buy another one? Camplight offers affordable pre-pitched tent hire for the weekend, giving existing camping equipment another life while making it much easier to arrive with less.
🏕️ Glamping – Posh Bells & Karma Canvas
For those looking for a little more comfort, we partner with Posh Bells and Karma Canvas to provide fully set-up glamping accommodation. Simply arrive, settle in and enjoy your home for the weekend — without transporting a car full of camping equipment.
🚗 Car Share Community
Have an empty seat? Need a lift? Join our Soul Revolution Car Share WhatsApp group to connect with others travelling from your area. Sharing the journey reduces the number of cars travelling to the festival, saves money and you might even make a new friend before you arrive.
🚆 Public Transport & Shuttle
We’ll also provide up-to-date public transport and shuttle information ahead of the festival to make travelling without a car as simple as possible.
🚲 Cycling
Secure cycle parking will be available where practical.
Travel lighter. Share the journey. Reuse what already exists.
Food and Drink
What we eat matters.
We provide delicious, abundant plant-based food, whilst meat options prioritise responsible sourcing wherever possible.
We also want to know where our food comes from. We’ll be encouraging our traders to think about the provenance of their ingredients and, where possible, choosing local, seasonal and responsibly sourced food.
We’ll continue working with our food and market traders to reduce unnecessary packaging and single-use plastics.
We ask everyone to bring their own reusable bottle, cup and eating equipment where possible.
Eat well. Waste less.
A Substance-Free Festival
- No Alcohol Policy: It’s difficult to measure the impact this has, but common sense would suggest that sober festival goers may well be more conscious when disposing of their waste, making ethically sound decisions and generally being more attuned to the land and its needs.
- Soft Drinks: We’ve banned unethical brands, such as Coca-Cola and Nestlé, in favour of sustainable alternatives.
Energy Use
A temporary village takes a lot of energy to bring to life
Over the last few years, we’ve been finding ways to use less, work more efficiently and bring more renewable energy into the festival.
We’ve already introduced off-grid solar power and are working with specialist festival power providers to make our systems more efficient.
Every year, we work to improve our energy efficiency. Every improvement we make gives us something to build on next year.
Waste Management
One of the most sustainable things we can do is reuse what we already have rather than constantly buying new.
This takes practice, especially in the consumer-led society we live in. But if we reuse, repair, share, swap and spend intentionally, we’re helping to create the world we want to see.
The Soul Revolution team is continuing to invest in reusable infrastructure, storing materials between events and looking for ways to repair, reuse, share and reduce.
We’ll keep working with our waste team, traders and everyone who comes to Soul Revolution to reduce what comes onto site and make sure what does come onto site goes to the right place.
COMMUNITY WINS
In 2026, we reduced the amount of waste produced at Soul Revolution by over 2 tonnes compared with 2025.
And in 2026, 80% of the paints and all of the fabric used to create the inspirational stages and décor at Soul Revolution were diverted from landfill.
💚 Less waste. More reuse. More creativity.
Water Usage
Water is precious. At our festival, it also has to be transported onto site, stored and managed, so every drop matters.
There are little things we can all do to help.
SHOWER CONSCIOUSLY – Keep showers short and avoid wasting water. We advise 3 minutes maximum.
DRINK CONSCIOUSLY – Use the drinking water outlets with care. Try not to waste drinking water where possible.
Every drop we save is a resource we don’t need to take.
Beyond The Festival
We don’t want sustainability to begin when you enter the festival and end when you leave. One of the areas Soul Revolution would love to explore more deeply is community land projects.
We’re interested in models where communities can collectively support, share and regenerate land, growing food, restoring biodiversity, learning traditional skills and creating places where people can reconnect with the natural world.
Through partnerships with existing land projects, educational content, volunteering opportunities and potentially future Soul Revolution-led initiatives, we’d love to help our community move from simply talking about reconnection with the Earth to actively participating in it.
Imagine if thousands of people who met through Soul Revolution didn’t just gather once a year, but helped plant trees, grow food, restore habitats, support regenerative projects and share skills throughout the year.
That’s part of the bigger vision.
Together We Rise!
Soul Revolution isn’t about creating a perfect world for five days.
It’s about practising something different we can take into our day to day lives.
The Rising asks us to turn awareness into action. If thousands of us can practise that together for five days, perhaps we can carry a little more of it into the other 360.
The revolution starts within. The responsibility ripples outward.
And together, we rise ❤️🔥